So I'm low on venison this year after only shooting one deer last season and am looking at an exotic hunt to fill in the gap until the Fall. I've looked at prices, places, etc. and there's a ton of stuff around where I'm at out outside of Austin so not worried about that.

My question is - what is the best value - size, meat quality, etc. for an exotic hunt? I've only hunted hogs & whitetail and have eaten axis before but am curious if that's the way to go? I've assumed it was going to be an axis doe hunt but looking at fallow, sika, blackbuck, etc I am curious if anyone has a good recommendation since I don't know much about these critters?

For the money right now I think a cull oryx may give you the most money for the buck. Then maybe a cow elk or red deer hind (doe). Axis does seem to be fairly high for the amount of meat they yield although it is delicious.

Not cheap, as everyone seems to want bison meat, but maybe look into a cow bison hunt. You can get a lot of great meat.

As some have said eland meat is delicious. It was by far my favorite meat when i was in South Africa. I really want one for the wall, and the fact I could take one here and keep the meat is pretty tempting.

I gotta say I was not a fan of red stag. However I did shoot a male and it was the peak of the roar in New Zealand, so maybe a hind would taste better, but I gotta say I was not a fan.

Can't beat price per pound of bison or eland. Hind or nilgai would be good too.

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Forgot to mention pere David. If you can find someone to sell u a cow you will have some awesome meat. They have been going cheap lately too.

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"I cant wait to see if he plays this week, and if he does if he can actually break 50 percent completion ratio. Haha or maybe even throw for 200 yards. Possibly break a QB rating of 75." - Texas Tatonka www.bigironranchadventures.com